Zoomorphic mask "zamble" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3041201
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Ole Jensen, Denmark (1963)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Description
wood, polychrome paint, of hollowed slender form with open snout and flat horns, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (back), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
“zamble” represents a bushbuck “zru”. Along with “zauli” and “gu” it belongs to the group of the so-called “yu-masks”. “Zamble” should ward off sorcerers and in cases of conflict he acts as mediator.
Littérature comparée
Fischer, Eberhard & Lorenz Homberger, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 142 ff.